May 24, 2013

Until two weeks ago, I held aloof. I watched others get involved with Pinterest. I chuckled over Facebook laments by husbands who had lost their wives to its charms. I did sometimes look at it, but the looks never went farther than a few clicks. Simply put, I didn’t want to get sucked in. I like my time, thank you, and I already don’t have enough of it! There might have been a pride factor too, that I hadn’t hopped on that bandwagon.

But, considering I work with a blog –not this one, Redeemed Reader— that is seeking to grow via social media, and because I wouldn’t mind my own blog growing, I thought it would be good to get a little more connected. So, I first rekindled my Twitter account and then took the plunge for Pinterest.

And you know what? I haven’t spent much time on it! Sure, it’s nice. Sure, it’s full of neat ideas. But aside from using it to hunt up an occasional image for my blog, I’m not hooked. Trust me, I like it that way!

Then, today, I discovered something. It’s not Pinterest, but it’s something else, something that I’ve accessed before, something that I’ve enjoyed. Occasionally, I thought about getting an account, getting official, but I never got around to it . . . until today.

In a few simple steps, I got an account. And oh, joy, it was amazing! I loved every moment of the set-up, I got absorbed in building my profile, I could have spent all morning, but I realized it and conquered the urge. The laptop was closed and stowed downstairs –beyond temptation’s reach.

What is it, you ask, that is better than Pinterest? I would argue right now –and I think into the foreseeable future– that goodreads is much, much better than Pinterest!

As I write, the browser tab is open, and it is calling me. I’ll probably succumb to a little more by the end of evening.

A picture on Pinterest might be worth a thousand words, but not in my book!

Do you have a favorite social media site –beyond the biggies? And which would you rather have: Twitter or Facebook? I love the social connection on Facebook, but as a writer I really like Twitter. There’s a lot less room for rambling and more opportunity for cleverness. #andhashtagsaregreat

May 23, 2013

I know I’m not a slave to my laptop, or the internet, when I lose internet connection for almost a day and do not go insane. Note, I didn’t say that I did not become annoyed and irritable to the point of –sometimes– snapping. Maybe that happened, a little. Mostly, I had to see the humor in how much our culture has become enslaved to technology! We just can’t function properly without multiple browser tabs running and our iTouch always handy and ready to give us the latest news, weather, FB messages, Twitter feeds, and more.

Now the internet is back –conditionally–, so I’m going to try to post this. Then I’m going to get off the laptop and write some letters the old fashioned way and clean some dishes the new-fangled way. –Gotta love dishwashers!–